Posted By: December 19, 2016
Stormont’s political institutions are under threat of a meltdown in a row over a botched heating scheme.Members of the assembly walked out of the chamber twice on Monday morning.However, Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness said Sinn Féin – partners in government with the DUP – would not be pulling the plug on Stormont.In an interview with the BBC, he said: […]
Posted By: December 19, 2016
Amanda Ferguson. Irish Times. Monday, December 19, 2016The DUP and Sinn Féin were on Sunday night engaged in a brinkmanship struggle that is threatening the future of the Northern Executive and Assembly, and could lead to early elections.The Sinn Féin Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness repeated his demand on Sunday that DUP First Minister Arlene Foster stand aside pending the outcome […]
Posted By: December 19, 2016
David Young.Irish Independent. Monday, December 19, 2016DUP First Minister Arlene Foster and her deputy, Sinn Féin’s Martin McGuinness. Photo: Brian Lawless/PA WireNorthern Ireland’s First Minister has launched a blistering attack against political rivals and the media as she defended her handling of a botched green energy scheme.Democratic Unionist leader Arlene Foster denounced opposition parties as “irrelevant and impotent” as […]
Posted By: December 19, 2016
David Young.Irish Independent. Monday, December 19, 2016 DUP First Minister Arlene Foster and her deputy, Sinn Féin’s Martin McGuinness. Photo: Brian Lawless/PA WireNorthern Ireland’s First Minister has launched a blistering attack against political rivals and the media as she defended her handling of a botched green energy scheme.Democratic Unionist leader Arlene Foster denounced opposition parties as “irrelevant and impotent” […]
Posted By: December 19, 2016
“First Minister will face grave consequences if the DUP takes a unilateral approach”John Manley. Irish News. Monday, December 19, 2016 THE Stormont government was today facing a deepening crisis after Sinn Féin delivered an ultimatum to Arlene Foster over the Renewable Heat Incentive scandal.Martin McGuinness last night urged the DUP leader to stand aside, saying her planned statement to the assembly on the […]
